A kiwifruit grower told me that kiwifruits are ripe when they're "soft as a baby's bottom." When they're underripe, they taste like something between a lemon and a crabapple. If your kiwifruit is hard when you bring it home, give it a couple of days to ripen on your kitchen counter.
Ingredients
- 2 fresh Cornish game hens
- salt and ground pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ripe kiwifruit, peeled and mashed
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Remove giblets. Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper. Tie legs together, fold wings back and arrange in baking pan. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Brush hens with 2 tablespoons butter, reserving remainder. Put hens in oven, and while they are cooking, prepare kiwi glaze. Add sugar to remaining butter in pan and heat over medium-low until sugar dissolves. Add mashed kiwi and cook one minute. Remove from heat. After 45 minutes of cooking time, brush hens generously with kiwi glaze. Continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes or until juices run clear with no hint of pink when thigh is pierced.
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Submitted 9/4/05.
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Submitted By: Jack Hill
KIWI GLAZED CORNISH HENS